The head of Denmark-based Vestas, the world’s largest wind power manufacturer, said the U.S. market for wind turbines is expected to fall by 80 percent in 2013 after a federal production tax credit expires.

Brazil’s national development bank BNDES said Monday it approved 378 million Brazilian reais ($187 million) in loans for wind power projects being developed in that country by Spain’s Iberdrola (IBE.MC).

Duke Energy Renewables, part of Duke Energy?s Commercial Businesses, is a leader in developing innovative wind power and solar energy generation projects for customers throughout the United States.

Solar modules maker First Solar Inc. (FSLR: News ) will design, construct and maintain two utility-scale photovoltaic solar power projects totaling 159 megawattsAC for AGL Energy.

BrightSource Energy is seeking to buy an unbuilt 500- megawatt concentrating solar thermal power plant from the bankrupt Solar Trust of America, according to Bloomberg.

With 2.6 GWth installed in 2011, the total installed capacity in Europe now amounts to 26.3 GWth, generating an estimated 18.8 TWh of solar thermal energy, while contributing to savings of 13 MMt CO2.

Solar energy generation surged past wind power with big investments in large-scale concentrating solar thermal (CSP) power projects in Spain and the US.

The IEA said some of the technologies with the largest potential, such asoffshore wind power and concentrated solar power (CSP), were showing the least progress.

Indeed, with tax credits in place may want to take a plunge on smaller scale wind farm projects; many experts believe that four more years of tax credits should suffice to make wind turbines competitive.

The EU energy balance for 2010 ?shows a very strong relative increase in renewable energy, particularly of wind energy, solar power and hydro for electricity generation.

Oliver Mundle said: ?I am very excited to join a leading technology provider in the Concentrated Solar Power industry and to work with Novatec?s team of highly experienced people.?

The island will try to attain this objective using mainly forest biomass and sugar cane, as well as solar energy, wind power and hydraulic energy.

General Electric will invest $900 million in Turkey’s infrastructure development and innovation wind farm projects over the next three years.

DEGERenergie enables energy customers to be independent of the grid by offering solar energy systems with stable electricity prices – for the next 25 years

The solar power industry has continued to forge ahead in Northwest China’s Qinghai province since it topped the list of the province’s top 10 major industries in 2010.

IFC and ScatecSolar, a Norwegian company specializing in photovoltaic solar energy, have signed an agreement to develop solar power projects that will supply renewable energy in parts of West and Central Africa.

The New Zealand Wind Energy Association (NZWEA) supports the call for New Zealand to pursue green growth in Pure Advantage’s New Zealand’s Position in the Green Race report.

Vestas has received a wind power order for 24 V90-2.0 MW wind turbines for a wind farm in China.